Gareth Hooper
@garethhooper.bsky.social
Impact Evaluation Manager at The Strategy Unit. Advocate for active travel and clean air. Cyclist. Rower. Runner.
🌐 Birmingham
🌐 Birmingham
Thanks for the info!
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thanks for the info!
Who's buying a brand new diesel? Surprised they haven't dropped off much more than they have
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Who's buying a brand new diesel? Surprised they haven't dropped off much more than they have
Reposted by Gareth Hooper
You could - perhaps - have justified a few years of a freeze or even come up with some kind of stabiliser that linked to other transport costs or investment.
But what have we achieved from freezing fuel duty for fifteen years?
Do we have huge growth from it? Has it held down inflation? (No, no)
But what have we achieved from freezing fuel duty for fifteen years?
Do we have huge growth from it? Has it held down inflation? (No, no)
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
You could - perhaps - have justified a few years of a freeze or even come up with some kind of stabiliser that linked to other transport costs or investment.
But what have we achieved from freezing fuel duty for fifteen years?
Do we have huge growth from it? Has it held down inflation? (No, no)
But what have we achieved from freezing fuel duty for fifteen years?
Do we have huge growth from it? Has it held down inflation? (No, no)
The tax on the substance that caused global climate change should be outrageously expensive.
The same reason vaccines are free, fossil fuels ought to be unaffordable
The same reason vaccines are free, fossil fuels ought to be unaffordable
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The tax on the substance that caused global climate change should be outrageously expensive.
The same reason vaccines are free, fossil fuels ought to be unaffordable
The same reason vaccines are free, fossil fuels ought to be unaffordable
We're giving away productivity each and every day
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We're giving away productivity each and every day
Reposted by Gareth Hooper
